As a woman almost sixty-nine years old, I send my love and thanks to the practitioners of acupuncture. When I have had physical challenges, it has always been acupuncture and boiled Chinese herbs that have brought me back into good health.

For those of you who have never had an acupuncture treatment, let me assure you that the tiny tips of the needles that are placed under your skin, do not hurt. It is not like getting a shot or vaccination. Yes, at times you can feel the tip of the needle as it is inserted, but it is a momentary “ping” and then you do not even feel the needle. What you will feel is an energy of relaxation begin to spread from one end of your body to the other. And you will realize that you are more than your physical body. This treatment is balancing your entire energy system. You may drift off to sleep during the treatment of simply relax into beautiful thoughts and waking dreams. When the treatment is over you may find that whatever aches and pains you walked in with are gone or diminished.

Why acupuncture PLUS? Because it is the acupuncture PLUS the boiled herbs that have for me, produced miracles. Okay, so the herbs do look a little strange and you may not appreciate the smell in the kitchen while you boil your weeks supply for a good hour and a half. And when you drink a portion each day, you may not find the flavor to be your favorite. But WOW, after taking herbs for only a few days, you may notice how much better you feel. And if you take boiled herbs regularly week after week, check out your skin, hair and finger nails. I bet you will notice an improvement!!!

Yes, these treatments are not cheap, but if you are having a health challenge, or simply do not feel that energetic, it might be worth considering what else you can give up in your life in order to pay for the treatments. And if you have absolutely no money for treatments, this may be the time to tell everyone not to give you birthday presents, but instead to put money into your “Acupuncture and Herbs” piggy bank.

Acupuncture and herbs make a HUGE difference! Take these treatments and feel better.

Last night I took a half hour deciding what I would wear this morning when I go to serve the Greater Boston Church of Spiritualism as a medium and speaker. It was warm yesterday, and like most women, it is fun to put together a spring outfit. This morning when I got up it was damp and raining. I began to feel sorry for myself.

These days when I begin to “sink” I listen to the thoughts that are emerging carefully. I was having thoughts such as “this always happens to me. I spend time creating an outfit and then it is too cold to wear it.” As I listened to the part of myself that is the “feel sorry for myself energy” I nicely told this energy to take a hike.

I changed my mind and decided to wear a warmer outfit, that goes with shoes that will support my feet alot better than the ones I was going to wear with the spring outfit. I changed my mind, I changed my clothes and the result was a change in attitude. I feel great right now.

This was a small moment in my life, but an important one. It is all too easy for all of us to feel sorry for ourselves over what is really a silly situation. Perhaps we should save our sorrow for the real problems that come up in life.

I admit it. I can cook dinner, check my email, return phone calls and clean up the house—ALL at the same time. I respond to almost all emails the same day, return phone calls within 24 hours, and find ways to do readings, write books, and travel to do demonstrations of mediumship. I am great at finding a way to schedule all this BUT I am very stressed out. I am going to have to give up my crown and no longer be the Queen of Double Tasking. It is time for me to do one thing at a time, focus on the one thing, and enjoy whatever I am doing. Right now, I am really enjoying writing this post and I am not listening for my phone at the same time. THIS is a small change, but it is progress.

I know I will show my age when I tell you that I remember the days before there were any telephone answering machines. If you wanted to reach someone, you might be dialing ALL day until someone picked up the phone. It IS less stressful to be able to leave a message now that we have answering machines. But I am not sure that having my cell phone on all the time and being in constant contact with the world is best for me or for any of us.

Before cell phones I spent many a morning taking a walk to find a beautiful spot where I would sit down and write the lyrics of a song. My time outside was so important to me. Now I find myself on the computer instead of in the garden or walking along a beautiful road.

About...

Carole Lynne is a psychic medium, author and minister interested in the spiritual evolution of the soul. Ms. Lynne offers private and group readings, and volunteers for many Spiritualist churches. Learn more at www.carolelynne.com